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Ppemerton reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread *Situation* in RPGing (with In A Wicked Age as an illustration) with
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@pemerton It’s complex. Here’s my take. The game wasn’t that good but so many things were a bit off that it’s hard to diagnose any... -
Ppemerton reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread *Situation* in RPGing (with In A Wicked Age as an illustration) with Like.
Yeah, I think there's a requirement for potential physical action in the drafting of best interests that is both obvious in retrospect...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread *Situation* in RPGing (with In A Wicked Age as an illustration).It's not part of the game to puzzle out best interests. These are public: the game depends upon everyone knowing what the situation is...
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Ppemerton posted the thread *Situation* in RPGing (with In A Wicked Age as an illustration) in *TTRPGs General.This slightly meandering post is prompted by playing a session of In A Wicked Age today. When we were discussing the session afterwards...
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Ppemerton reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
Hmm no, not that’s not what’s going on in either case. The design range is a lot bigger than that. You can reskin stuff but that only...
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Ppemerton reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General Greyhawk book is NOT 'Shield Lands' but 'Borderlands of Iuz' according to team member with
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Ppemerton reacted to dudelsack's post in the thread D&D General Greyhawk book is NOT 'Shield Lands' but 'Borderlands of Iuz' according to team member with Like.
It's too early to have an idea on the quality of the project.. i honestly don't see how contradicting information on the title means...
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Ppemerton reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Stonetop, or, Nice Village You've Got There with Like.
One thing that Im sure other games have done but I personally haven't seen is that there's a really deliberate framework for both a)...
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Ppemerton reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Stonetop, or, Nice Village You've Got There with Like.
An incredible bit. We wrapped a 70 session (72 including 0 & denouement) campaign this week. An incredible experience all the way...
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Ppemerton reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over with Like.
It looks like nobody ever answered the question about what “indie” means. The Forge put forth a definition I like: the creators own...
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Ppemerton reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General Melf's Guide to Greyhawk: The Shield Lands with Like.
I don't think that evil, even in 1E, means "instantly begins rampaging and destroying things." Remember, the Horned Society/Hierachs...
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Ppemerton reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General Melf's Guide to Greyhawk: The Shield Lands with Like.
My impression from 1E-era TSR stuff is certainly that MOST Humanoids are evil, but that also doesn't mean they're all mindlessly...
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over with Like.
When has D&D ever had a 'generalist' design? I would say never. At a minimum, the D&D you describe here ('a robust, tactical system...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?.What RPG do you have in mind that this is not true of?
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Haha.
The game doesn't reach out a tentacle and make you play 6-8 combat encounters a day, no. But it is designed on the assumption you will.